Biological effects of contaminants: Use of imposex in the dogwhelk (<i>Nucella lapillus</i>) as a bioindicator of tributyltin pollution

×

Error message

Notice: Undefined offset: 1 in drupal_settings_initialize() (line 806 of D:\htdocs\sma\includes\bootstrap.inc).
TitleBiological effects of contaminants: Use of imposex in the dogwhelk (Nucella lapillus) as a bioindicator of tributyltin pollution
Publication TypeReport
Year of Publication1999
AuthorsGibbs, PE
Series TitleICES Techniques in Marine Environmental Sciences
Pagination29
Date Published1999
InstitutionInternational Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
CityCopenhagen, Denmark
Abstract

This document describes a method for detecting contamination of the marine environment by tributyltin (TBT) using a sensitive neogastropod, the dogwhelk Nucella lapillus (L.), as a bioindicator. Exposure of female N. lapillus to TBT induces masculinization; this induction of masculinization has been termed 'imposex'. The indices that have been employed to measure imposex in N. lapillus are described here, together with a brief account of the biology of this organism.
URLhttp://hdl.handle.net/11329/715
DOI10.25607/OBP-272
Refereed DesignationRefereed